Democrats of the Left

The Democrats of the Left was a social democratic party in Italy that was active from 1998 to 2007. The party was founded as the successor of the Democratic Party of the Left and the Italian Communist Party, and it also included Italian Socialist Party splintergroups, the left wing of the Christian Democracy of Italy party, and the left wing of the Italian Republican Party. The party was a major force in the government, holding 137/630 Chamber of Deputies seats and 64/315 Senate seats at its height in 2001. In 2007, it merged with Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy to form the Democratic Party of Italy.